Where does “dyipni” come from?
dyipni (Tagalog) comes from English jeepney, from English jitney, from Louisiana Creole French jetnée, from French jeton, from French jeter, from Old French jeter, from Latin iectāre, from Latin iactāre — to throw.
dyipni (Tagalog): jeepney
Definitions
- jeepney
Ancestry of “dyipni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | jeepney | especially one with flamboyant decoration and usually heavily crowded |
| 2 | English | jitney | A small bus or minibus which typically operates... |
| 3 | Louisiana Creole French | jetnée | — |
| 4 | French | jeton | A game chip or token, a counter; A Scrabble tile |
| 5 | French | jeter | to throw; to throw away, discard of; to throw... |
| 6 | Old French | jeter | to throw |
| 7 | Latin | iectāre | — |
| 8 | Latin | iactāre | — |
| 9 | Latin | iaciō | to throw, hurl, cast, fling; throw away |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (H)yeh₁- | to throw |